Lauan language
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Oceanic language spoken in Fiji
This article is about a language spoken in Fiji. For a language spoken in Solomon Islands, see Lau language (Malaita).
| Lauan | |
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| Native to | Fiji |
| Region | Lau, Nayau, Lakeba, Oneata, Moce, Komo, Namuka, Kabara, Vulaga, Ogea, Vatoa islands |
Native speakers | (16,000 cited 1981)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | llx |
| Glottolog | laua1243 |
Lauan is an East Fijian language spoken by about 16,000 people on a number of islands of eastern Fiji.
Lauan is spoken in the Lau Province. However, the number of Lauan speakers has been declining due to the presence of other languages, which have become more dominant.
References
[edit]- ^ Lauan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
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- Kaipuleohone has an archive of Lauan written materials
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